DRACULA'S RELATIVE IS OUT FOR BLOOD -- LITERALLY

DRACULA'S RELATIVE IS OUT FOR BLOOD -- LITERALLY

SCHENKENDORF, Germany (Wireless Flash) -- A descendent of the man who was the inspiration for Count Dracula is out for some blood of his own. 53-year-old Prince Ottomar Rudolphe Vlad Dracul Kretzulesco -- a.k.a. Prince Otto -- wants to turn his castle south of Berlin, Germany, into a vampire theme park. In order to raise capital for the project, Prince Otto is holding "blood donation parties" where he "bleeds guests dry" by selling them food and drink while the Red Cross taps their veins. So far, around 800 people have donated blood at the prince's castle, and he hopes to drum up more support by touring to Vienna, Moscow and Budapest with the Red Cross this summer. Prince Otto says he wants to convert his castle into a sort- of "Dracula Disneyland" complete with a coffin and hearse museum, a garlic garden and a bar where the specialty of the house will be blood red wine.

CONTACT: The prince doesn't speak English, but his girlfriend speaks a little; Barbara Dienefeld; Schenkendorf, Germany; 011- 49-337-590-1286